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Owner’s Corner your community will be to participate in it. We want your Summer Camp the be the WORST kept secret in your town, so get out there and start running your mouth! 5. Broaden the cast net to attract EVERYONE, not just families looking for martial arts. This is the most important step. When you are marketing a “Martial Arts Summer Camp” you are ONLY marketing to people SPECIFICALLY seeking martial arts training. But why market to the few when you can market to the THOUSANDS of families in your community? If you are a great martial arts instructor, and have great instructors on staff, then you are a pro at making martial arts fun and exciting for everyone, right? educate families by attracting ALL TYPES of kids into our programs for any reason that inspires them! So, get out there and start taking action now that you know the Top 5 Ways to Crush Your Competition This Summer! Want more helpful tips from school owners across the country who are running high quality schools and enrolling tons of awesome students?  Go right now and apply to become part of our FREE Facebook community of Martial Arts School Owners who are passionate about growing their schools and enrolling more students than ever before! Click here. The Martial Arts Success Team is comprised of Summer Camp and After School Program experts, Duane Spires and Erica L. Martin. Duane and Erica coach hundreds of school owners across the nation, and are widely considered the country’s leading experts in running highly profitable and successful Summer Camp and After School Programs. We, at Martial Arts Success Team, want to encourage you to think outside the box and attract as many new students as possible! Advertise your camp as a “Sports Camp” which offers several different sports activities, including martial arts. Many of the coaching clients we work with offer dance, cheerleading, martial arts, soccer, Visit the website below to gain INSTANT basketball, etc. and they are literally access to a FREE 20 part video course for CRUSHING their competition! Summer Camp Success! http://MartialArtsSuccessTeam.com As martial artists we are able to differentiate ourselves from other programs because we Sensei Erica Martin was literally born nto focus on all the benefits parents want for martial arts and has evolved into a highlytheir kids, but many times we pigeonhole skilled and confident martial arts professional. our marketing ONLY to families seeking She has an outstanding competitive record in martial arts. both national and international martial arts tournaments. She was the youngest Blackbelt Every parent wants their child to be to be certified through the parent organization confident, focused, disciplined, physically of Authentic Martial Arts in Okinawa, Japan, fit, and a leader in life, but many families and the youngest Blackbelt to ever be certified aren’t aware that martial arts is the BEST as an instructor. way to achieve those goals. It’s up to us to Dojo Nation • March 2015 35